There is high-speed Internet access for guests, a swimming pool to enjoy; barbecue area and delicious breakfasts served every morning in your room or the garden.

All rooms have air conditioning, flat screen TV and a balcony. Stay at the Granaway guesthouse and cottage for an authentic Bermudian escape. With a choice of four guest rooms in the main house or a private cottage, there is something for everyone.

All rooms are tastefully decorated in unique colour schemes and have private bathroom, air conditioning, a fridge and kettle while the cottage has a full kitchen, seating area with a fireplace and a private sun terrace with harbour views.

The house is set in lovely gardens and has a swimming pool for those warm September days. The Paraquet guest apartments are situated in Paget and are centrally located within walking distance of many beautiful beaches and excellent bars and restaurants.

There are plenty of nearby amenities such as tennis courts, golf courses, supermarkets and a bus stop for exploring the island.

The property has a range of apartments from a studio to one or two bedroom suites and all have air conditioning, TV, coffee making facilities, Wi-Fi and mini fridge.

There is also a casual restaurant on-site for breakfast, lunch and relaxed dinners. Horseshoe Bay beach is one of the best beaches in Bermuda and is a popular choice for many visitors to the island.

Located on the south shore of Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay has crystal clear blue sea, beautiful pink sand and caves and coves that are hidden away and perfect for exploring.

There is plenty to keep everybody happy with beach chairs and sun loungers available for hire, or for more active visitors, there is snorkelling, boogie boards and beach volleyball to choose from.

There are many food vendors and restaurants nearby and the beach hosts several events throughout the year including the sandcastle competition mentioned above.

It is easy to get here on public transport as buses stop here regularly. This is the perfect place to watch an amazing sunset over the sea while enjoying a glass of wine and a relaxing evening.

Also, several — like late June, July and August in particular and early September — can be extremely and unpleasantly humid.

For weather forecasts, check the Bermuda Weather Service page. Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day.

It is energy-sapping, debilitating, chronic, with a need to change clothes three times a day. Most northern USA, UK, European and Canadian nationals are not told about it and some can get a very severe heat and humidity rash from it.

Book by the late Bermudian author Terry Tucker. The hurricane season has come to an end, with Bermuda escaping any direct impacts for the second consecutive year.

In fact, if you were down at Elbow Beach after the relatively recent passage of Hurricane Oscar, you would have noticed some very significant beach erosion, especially towards the eastern end of the public beach.

Several feet of sand were eroded away, leaving underlying rock exposed. Hurricanes Florence and Michael caused significant damage in the southeastern US but Mr Dodgson said that, unlike , the Caribbean avoided any major impacts.

The fact that Bermuda did not have any direct impacts this season is largely down to natural climate variability.

This season, we were mostly protected by the Bermuda side of the Bermuda-Azores ridge of high pressure, and even that only kept some significant hurricanes around miles away from us.

An American-based meteorology group has said cool water in the Atlantic could lead to fewer tropical storms this year. The probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the United States coastline and in the Caribbean is below normal due to the forecast for a below-average season.

They should prepare the same, regardless of how much activity is predicted. All these conditions tend to be associated with quieter Atlantic hurricane season.

The numbers do not include storms that have already been recorded this year. A low pressure system left over from Hurricane Beryl could redevelop as a subtropical storm to the north of Bermuda , weather forecasters said today.

But the Bermuda Weather Service added that the system would not pose any threat to the island. Beryl, the first hurricane of the season, which began at the start of June, was upgraded to a hurricane from a tropical storm just over a week ago and headed towards the Caribbean.

But the storm collapsed before it made landfall. Tropical Storm Chris is predicted to become a hurricane by this afternoon, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.

But the BWS warned it may move closer after that, depending upon its track. A small craft warning has been issued for this morning and into this afternoon.

The US National Hurricane Centre yesterday said the Chris was headed towards the northeast at about 2mph, with the storm forecast to pick up speed.

Chris is forecast to become a strong post-tropical cyclone by Thursday night or early Friday. Tropical Storm Chris is expected to bring swell and showers to Bermuda towards the middle of this week.

The storm is forecast to come within miles to the west-northwest of Bermuda at 2pm on Wednesday, its closest point within the next 72 hours.

The Bermuda Weather Service warned it may move closer after that, depending upon its track. Chris has the potential to strengthen into a hurricane because of warm sea surface temperatures and favourable winds.

The BWS said at 6pm today: But, as Tropical Storm Chris kicks out, it will drag a cold front on its backside which will send increasing cloudiness and decreasing stability Wednesday night and into Thursday.

Tropical Storm Beryl, downgraded from a category one hurricane, remains on a slow course towards the Lesser Antilles. It is forecast to bring tropical storm conditions to Dominica and Guadeloupe tonight and strong gusty winds in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tomorrow.

The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, spared Bermuda last year, but battered the Caribbean as well as the United States.

Recovery efforts are still under way in islands across the Caribbean, and an above-average season is expected again this year with seas warmer than usual.

A tropical depression west of Bermuda has strengthened into the third named storm of the season. Tropical Storm Chris is forecast to come within miles to the northwest of Bermuda at 6am on Wednesday, its closest point within the next 72 hours.

The BWS said no significant impact is currently expected for the island, except for some swell and showers towards midweek. Chris has the potential to strengthen into a hurricane because of warm sea surface temperatures and favourable winds, but the BWS said at 6am today: At 6am, Beryl was about 1, miles south-southeast of Bermuda.

Winds have decreased to about 46mph. The first hurricane of the season has formed in the West Atlantic. Hurricane Beryl, upgraded overnight from a tropical storm, remains on a slow course towards the Caribbean.

However it is expected to dwindle before it reaches the Lesser Antilles late on Sunday. It is said not be a threat to Bermuda. At 6am today, Beryl was nearly 2, miles south-east of Bermuda, with winds of 75mph, and gusts of more than 90mph.

The North Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be near-normal this year, but warmer sea-surface temperatures closer to the US and in the Gulf of Mexico are presenting some uncertainty.

The hurricane season officially lasts from June 1 to November James Waller, a research meteorologist for Guy Carpenter, in a report, noted that predictions from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, UK Met Office and Colorado State University all suggest a near-normal hurricane season with around 12 to 14 named storms, of which six or seven are predicted to reach hurricane strength.

Mr Waller said key factors include cooler than average sea-surface temperatures in the far northern and eastern Atlantic and key areas of the Atlantic tropics and subtropics.

A busier-than-average hurricane season is on the cards, a forecast has predicted. Researchers at North Carolina State University said that the Atlantic area could see between 14 and 18 tropical storms with seven and 11 hitting hurricane strength.

But the Tropical Storm Risk Consortium forecast a slightly below average season on the same day. The Atlantic has experienced an average of 11 named storms per year since , with an average of seven reaching hurricane strength.

James Dodgson, director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said it was still too early to make accurate predictions on how active the new season will be.

A total of 17 named storms were recorded last year, including ten hurricanes and six major hurricanes. But Bermuda escaped unharmed.

He said that due to the significant losses of life and property last year, the committee agreed to retire the hurricane names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate.

The hurricane season has proven the most active since , with another hurricane further out in the Atlantic. While the height of the season elapsed earlier this month, the season does not officially end until end of November Hurricane Maria has been downgraded to a tropical storm but last night remained a potential threat to the island, the Bermuda Weather Service said.

A storm is considered a potential threat to a location if it is expected to pass within nautical miles within 72 hours. Maria was nautical miles west-north-west of the island at 6pm, and moving north at 7mph.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Lee, which reached Category 2 strength last night, is also considered a potential threat to the island.

The storm was nautical miles east of Bermuda at 6pm, moving west at 8mph. Hurricane Maria is still considered a potential threat to the island, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.

However, the system is expected to weaken to tropical storm strength by Wednesday morning. The hurricane was nautical miles west of the island at 6pm and moving north at 7mph.

Meteorologists are also watching Hurricane Lee, which is not considered a threat to the island. The Category One hurricane was nautical miles east of the island at 6pm, moving west-southwest at 8mph.

Hurricane Maria was tonight said not to be a threat to Bermuda at present. Maria is packing knot sustained winds and gusts of knots and was moving north at 8 knots at midnight.

Lee at noon was around nautical miles east of Bermuda and moving north at around 2 knots. Hurricane Jose has brought strong winds and a risk of thunder as it heads away from Bermuda, the Bermuda Weather Service said.

The storm, which has winds of about 75mph and higher gusts, passed its closest point of approach within three days this morning but remains a potential threat to the island.

At noon, Jose was nautical miles west-northwest of Bermuda and heading north at about 9mph. The BWS said at noon: Today we are experiencing strong winds, gale force gusts, heavier showers, and a risk of thunderstorms as an outer rain band from Jose drags through the area.

These conditions will gradually settle tonight through Tuesday as Jose moves further and further away from Bermuda. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda are all in the line of fire from Maria over the next four days.

The storm is forecast to become a category four hurricane by this evening. But Maria is not considered a potential threat to Bermuda at this stage.

The hurricane was 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast of the island at noon today, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be nautical miles to the south on Thursday.

A third system in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression Lee, was more than 1, nautical miles east-southeast of Bermuda at noon.

It is heading west-northwest, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be more than 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast on Wednesday morning.

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security and chairman of the Emergency Measures Organization, warned people visiting beaches to be careful of swells and dangerous rip currents caused by Jose and Maria.

This is an extremely active time for us, and the EMO continues to monitor all of the weather systems making their way through the Atlantic.

As it relates to Hurricane Jose, Bermuda will continue to experience unsettled weather throughout the evening and into tomorrow. This will result in heavy rain and some flooding in areas that are prone.

I want to stress that care and caution should be taken by individuals who are visiting our beaches. As a measure of public assurance, the EMO has been kept regularly abreast by the BWS and the NHC and we will continue to closely watching these storms for any changes that may pose a threat to Bermuda.

Hurricane Jose will bring strong winds and the risk of thunder as it passes to the west of Bermuda tonight, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.

The storm, which has winds of about 90mph and higher gusts, is described as a potential threat to the island. At noon today, it was nautical miles to the west-southwest of Bermuda, heading north at about 9mph.

Its closest point of approach to the island is expect to be 2am tonight, when it will be nautical miles to the west. It is forecast to stay off the United States east coast, but could bring tropical storm conditions to some areas, according to the National Hurricane Centre.

The Bermuda Weather Service stated at 6pm: Showers and a risk of thunderstorms associated with Jose will then affect Bermuda Monday and Tuesday as Jose continues to move away from Bermuda.

The track in the long term remains very uncertain as Jose continues to be a very unusual Tropical Cyclone. Over the next four days, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda are all in the line of fire of Maria, which is forecast to become a category three hurricane by Tuesday evening.

Maria is not considered a potential threat to Bermuda at this stage. At noon, it was more than 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast of the island, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be nautical miles to the south on Wednesday.

It is heading west-northwest, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be more than 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast on Wednesday.

Jose was expected to strengthen into a hurricane again today after being downgraded to a tropical storm yesterday. But the BWS warned that the storm may move closer after this time.

The Bermuda Weather Service said: The category one storm, meandering south of the island, nonetheless remains a potential threat to Bermuda. It is forecast to head northwest over the weekend, by which time it is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm.

However, as of last night, its closest point to Bermuda, nautical miles to the south-southwest, had already passed. The weather service said Jose could bring isolated showers and a chance of thunder on Thursday evening.

Hurricane Jose is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm on Friday as it turns north-westward. Tropical Storm Jose will likely remain a potential threat to Bermuda through Sunday.

Hurricane Jose, meandering over the Atlantic Ocean, nonetheless remains a potential threat to Bermuda. According to the Bermuda Weather Service, the threshold for being deemed a potential threat is nautical miles.

Jose was downgraded to a category one storm this morning and was forecast to become a tropical storm later today. The long-term forecast added that Jose is then expected to start a northwesterly path to the east of the Bahamas on Friday.

The threshold for being deemed a potential threat is nautical miles. But forecasters warned the storm could come closer after that time.

The American-based National Hurricane Centre said the storm reached Category 3 strength yesterday afternoon which made it the third major hurricane of the season.

However, the BWS warned the system could come closer after that time. According to the US-based National Hurricane Centre , the storm reached Category 3 strength this afternoon, making it the third major hurricane of the season.

A hurricane watch has been issued for the dual-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, while a tropical storm watch is in effect for Anguilla, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

Packing winds of mph, the storm made landfall in Antigua and Barbuda early yesterday. Mandatory evacuations of vast areas of coastal South Florida began yesterday.

Irma is expected to weaken over the next few days, but the NHC said the storm could remain Category 5 until sometime tomorrow. Hurricane Irma, which is so strong it is even showing up on seismometers for measuring earthquakes, follows in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in Texas since it made landfall as a Category 4 storm on August James Dodgson, director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said Hurricane Irma is being kept away from the island by a strong Bermuda-Azores ridge of high pressure.

Meteorologists are also watching Hurricane Katia, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and reached hurricane strength yesterday afternoon. The National Hurricane Centre said the storm was yesterday moving towards the east-southeast at around 3mph and should gradually turn southeastward during the next 24 hours.

On the forecast track, the centre of Katia is expected to remain offshore of Mexico through Friday morning. Increased wind shear prevents tropical cyclones from developing and maturing as it literally rips apart the forming system.

With the latest early August official NOAA Atlantic hurricane season forecast update calling for up to as many as 19 named storms, we still have some way to go, as even with developing Tropical Storm Katia, that only brings the named storm tally to 11 so far.

The official season continues for almost another three months, until the end of November. Mr Dodgson added that four Category 4 storms were recorded in between late August and September.

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With a wide selection of appetisers, mains and deserts, there is something for everyone on the menu. The curry dishes are delicious and there are seafood, meats and salads also on the menu.

The service is fast and friendly and there is live music for guests to enjoy. The bar gets busy during happy hour and on a Friday evening and the restaurant serves international cuisine with seafood and fish specialities.

Located close to all the shops and businesses of Hamilton, this is a good place to visit while in Hamilton and relax after a busy day exploring. With international cuisine and locally inspired dishes, this is a lovely place to take a loved one for a romantic meal or special occasion dinner.

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this restaurant features a Wine Room that has thousands of bottles of wine from around the world and is an intimate setting for a la carte dining.

Guests can indulge in a 5, 7 or 10 course gastronomic journey that highlights all of the ingredients and cuisines of the 19 th century ports around the globe.

The Beating the Retreat ceremony is held once or twice a month from May to October, although not in August. It is held at the Naval Dockyard area in Hamilton or in St George and is a re-enactment of a 17 th century army tradition in Bermuda.

This is an elaborate ceremony led by the Bermuda Regiment band in full uniform with a parade and guests of honour including the governor of Bermuda and the Mayor.

This is an amazing spectacle with incredible creations on the beach for everyone to come and see. Hurricanes September is still summer in Bermuda, although the temperatures are starting to drop and the days are getting shorter.

Bermuda Weather for September September Averages Sort by: Book Your Holiday in Bermuda Here:. Some pharmaceuticals available without prescription elsewhere require prescriptions in Bermuda from registered local medical doctors.

Not all drugstores in Bermuda are licensed dispensing pharmacies. You will have to visit one of the latter in the City of Hamilton or the Town of St.

George to obtain anything locally prescribed but perhaps not carried by a hotel drugstore. The highest humidity months are July and August.

Temperatures rarely drop below 55 degrees F or exceed 90 degrees F. The lowest air temperature ever recorded was The highest was 94F.

Water temperatures during winter months are much the same as the air temperature, ranging from about 66F in January through 75F until the late spring.

The storm is forecast to become a category four hurricane by this evening. But Maria is not considered a potential threat to Bermuda at this stage.

The hurricane was 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast of the island at noon today, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be nautical miles to the south on Thursday.

A third system in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression Lee, was more than 1, nautical miles east-southeast of Bermuda at noon. It is heading west-northwest, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be more than 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast on Wednesday morning.

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security and chairman of the Emergency Measures Organization, warned people visiting beaches to be careful of swells and dangerous rip currents caused by Jose and Maria.

This is an extremely active time for us, and the EMO continues to monitor all of the weather systems making their way through the Atlantic.

As it relates to Hurricane Jose, Bermuda will continue to experience unsettled weather throughout the evening and into tomorrow.

This will result in heavy rain and some flooding in areas that are prone. I want to stress that care and caution should be taken by individuals who are visiting our beaches.

As a measure of public assurance, the EMO has been kept regularly abreast by the BWS and the NHC and we will continue to closely watching these storms for any changes that may pose a threat to Bermuda.

Hurricane Jose will bring strong winds and the risk of thunder as it passes to the west of Bermuda tonight, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.

The storm, which has winds of about 90mph and higher gusts, is described as a potential threat to the island. At noon today, it was nautical miles to the west-southwest of Bermuda, heading north at about 9mph.

Its closest point of approach to the island is expect to be 2am tonight, when it will be nautical miles to the west. It is forecast to stay off the United States east coast, but could bring tropical storm conditions to some areas, according to the National Hurricane Centre.

The Bermuda Weather Service stated at 6pm: Showers and a risk of thunderstorms associated with Jose will then affect Bermuda Monday and Tuesday as Jose continues to move away from Bermuda.

The track in the long term remains very uncertain as Jose continues to be a very unusual Tropical Cyclone. Over the next four days, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda are all in the line of fire of Maria, which is forecast to become a category three hurricane by Tuesday evening.

Maria is not considered a potential threat to Bermuda at this stage. At noon, it was more than 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast of the island, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be nautical miles to the south on Wednesday.

It is heading west-northwest, and its closest point of approach within the next three days is forecast to be more than 1, nautical miles to the east-southeast on Wednesday.

Jose was expected to strengthen into a hurricane again today after being downgraded to a tropical storm yesterday. But the BWS warned that the storm may move closer after this time.

The Bermuda Weather Service said: The category one storm, meandering south of the island, nonetheless remains a potential threat to Bermuda.

It is forecast to head northwest over the weekend, by which time it is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm. However, as of last night, its closest point to Bermuda, nautical miles to the south-southwest, had already passed.

The weather service said Jose could bring isolated showers and a chance of thunder on Thursday evening. Hurricane Jose is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm on Friday as it turns north-westward.

According to the Bermuda Weather Service, the threshold for being deemed a potential threat is nautical miles. Jose was downgraded to a category one storm this morning and was forecast to become a tropical storm later today.

The long-term forecast added that Jose is then expected to start a northwesterly path to the east of the Bahamas on Friday. The threshold for being deemed a potential threat is nautical miles.

But forecasters warned the storm could come closer after that time. The American-based National Hurricane Centre said the storm reached Category 3 strength yesterday afternoon which made it the third major hurricane of the season.

However, the BWS warned the system could come closer after that time. According to the US-based National Hurricane Centre , the storm reached Category 3 strength this afternoon, making it the third major hurricane of the season.

A hurricane watch has been issued for the dual-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, while a tropical storm watch is in effect for Anguilla, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

Packing winds of mph, the storm made landfall in Antigua and Barbuda early yesterday. Mandatory evacuations of vast areas of coastal South Florida began yesterday.

Irma is expected to weaken over the next few days, but the NHC said the storm could remain Category 5 until sometime tomorrow.

Hurricane Irma, which is so strong it is even showing up on seismometers for measuring earthquakes, follows in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in Texas since it made landfall as a Category 4 storm on August James Dodgson, director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said Hurricane Irma is being kept away from the island by a strong Bermuda-Azores ridge of high pressure.

Meteorologists are also watching Hurricane Katia, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and reached hurricane strength yesterday afternoon.

The National Hurricane Centre said the storm was yesterday moving towards the east-southeast at around 3mph and should gradually turn southeastward during the next 24 hours.

On the forecast track, the centre of Katia is expected to remain offshore of Mexico through Friday morning. Increased wind shear prevents tropical cyclones from developing and maturing as it literally rips apart the forming system.

With the latest early August official NOAA Atlantic hurricane season forecast update calling for up to as many as 19 named storms, we still have some way to go, as even with developing Tropical Storm Katia, that only brings the named storm tally to 11 so far.

The official season continues for almost another three months, until the end of November. Mr Dodgson added that four Category 4 storms were recorded in between late August and September.

However the BWS warned the system could come closer after that time. According to the US-based National Hurricane Centre , additional strengthening is expected, and Jose could be approaching major hurricane strength on Friday.

At 6pm, Jose was about 1, nautical miles southeast of Bermuda and was headed west-northwest at 16mph, boasting maximum sustained winds of 75mph with higher gusts.

According to the NHC, a slightly faster west to west-northwest motion is expected during the next two days. Packing winds of mph, the system battered the tiny island of about 2, people before moving towards Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin, where it destroyed major buildings and caused serious flooding.

A mandatory evacuation order was given for the Florida Keys. At 6pm today, its closest point of approach within 72 hours was said to be nautical miles to the south-southwest at 2pm tomorrow.

It may get closer after that point. Meteorologists are also tracking Hurricane Katia, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and reached hurricane strength this afternoon.

According to the NHC, the system is moving towards the east-southeast near 3mph and should gradually turn southeastward during the next 24 hours.

However, a Hurricane Watch is in effect for the state of Vera Cruz. Category 4 Hurricane Irma is expected to pass miles south of Bermuda on Thursday morning.

The Dominican Republic and Cuba are also in its projected path. Yesterday, Irma was about 1, miles south east of Bermuda. A new Tropical Storm, Harvey, has developed in the Caribbean, dumping heavy rain on the Windward Islands yesterday as it makes a slow trek west towards Central America.

Meanwhile, the remnants of Hurricane Gert, breaking apart into a storm, continues its drift towards Ireland and Britain. The Atlantic season has already shown above-average activity, and late August through early October is its typically height.

According to meteorologists, the tropical Atlantic at present is at its warmest since A powerful atmospheric phenomenon known as the Madden-Julian Oscillation could be feeding storm development at the moment, but should decline early next month, resulting in less favorable hurricane conditions.

Hurricane Gert is no threat to Bermuda as the closest point of approach has passed. The category one storm was forecast to pass nautical miles to the north-northwest of the island at 8am and had been deemed a potential threat.

In its noon update, the Bermuda Weather Service said this had been downgraded to no threat. A frontal boundary, invigorated by the influx of moisture from Gert, will dip south towards us bringing showers, a risk of thunder and occasionally strong winds tonight through Friday.

Winds drop light to moderate for the weekend as the boundary lingers nearby. While the US National Hurricane Centre said some strengthening is still possible today, Gert is expected to weaken and become an extra-tropical low by Thursday night.

Tropical Depression 8 in the Atlantic has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm and has been described as a potential threat to Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Gert has winds of 30 knots and gusts of 40 knots and is forecast to pass nautical miles to the north-north-west of the island on Tuesday at 7pm, although the Bermuda Weather Service says it may move closer after that point.

At 6pm today, it was nautical miles to the south-west of Bermuda, travelling in a north-north-west direction at a speed of 9 knots.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week forecast 14 to 19 named storms, with five to nine developing into hurricanes and between two and five reaching Category 3 strength of mph or more.

Category 3 storms, which include Hurricane Nicole last year and Fabian in , can result in significant structural damage and flooding of coastal areas.

In May the agency predicted 11 to 17 storms. The systems are named once their winds attain speeds of 39mph. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with its most active phase spanning six weeks from August 20, and peaking on September On average, the Atlantic season will spawn 12 storms.

Six tropical storms have formed thus far in An early forecast for the hurricane season has predicted a slightly below-average number of named storms this year.

T he forecast, released yesterday by Colorado State University, estimates that the Atlantic will experience around 11 named storms in , based on present conditions and trends from over the past three decades.

Of those storms, four are expected to reach hurricane strength and two are expected to become major hurricanes, reaching Category 3 strength or stronger.

The estimates are slightly below the year average of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.

There is a general interest in knowing what the odds are for an active or inactive season. One must remember that our forecasts are based on the premise that those global oceanic and atmospheric conditions which preceded comparatively active or inactive hurricane seasons in the past provide meaningful information about similar trends in future seasons.

Meanwhile, the waters in the North Atlantic are reportedly colder than average, which is unfavorable for the growth of hurricanes. We anticipate a below-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the United States coastline and in the Caribbean.

The US-based National Hurricane Centre has unveiled new policies, which could help give Bermudians more advanced warning of impending storms.

Under the new policies, unveiled earlier this month, the NHC will issue advisories for systems with the potential to become tropical cyclones and publish estimated timings for when winds in an area could reach tropical storm strength.

Kim Zuill, director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said that the moves would assist those living on the island. While it did not reach hurricane status until it was moving away from the island, it destroyed vegetation and downed power lines, leaving more than two-thirds of the island without power.

The NHC said that pending final approval, it would have the option of issuing advisories, watches and warnings for disturbances that are not yet a tropical cyclone, but which pose the threat of bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions to land areas within 48 hours.

Residents may have to brace themselves for another mighty storm after US forecasters predicted that this year could be the busiest Atlantic hurricane season since On average, the US gets 12 named Atlantic storms a season, including six hurricanes, three of them major.

In a statement yesterday NOAA predicted a 70 per cent likelihood that the Atlantic experiences ten to 16 named storms. Of those named storms, four to eight could become hurricanes while one to four could become major hurricanes, reaching Category 3 strength or above.

The statement also noted that Hurricane Alex, which blew through the North Atlantic in January, was included in the estimations.

The statement came as the body was watching a subtropical system southwest of Bermuda which was expected to become the second named storm of James Dodgson, acting director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said that while some contributing factors made it difficult to accurately forecast how busy the season would be, even a single storm could have a great impact.

It only takes one tropical cyclone tropical storm or hurricane to make it a busy season for Bermuda, with potential significant impacts.

Some Bermuda hotels and guest properties have a Hurricane Guarantee, which guarantees subject to certain conditions that if they cancel because of a hurricane that prevents them from arriving, no penalty is attached.

Studies conducted by the Bermuda Weather Service found that from to the present day, devastating storms affect the Island every six to seven years.

Our tropical cyclone, or hurricane, season is from May through November, with an average of one storm passing within nautical miles of the Island every year.

Hurricanes are severe subtropical or tropical storm with heavy rains and intense winds which blow in a large circular motion around a center "eye.

Most hurricanes occur in August, September and October. Bermuda is usually quite well protected by its reefs but high waves on top of a storm surge can cause problems in low lying areas close to the sea.

Hurricanes are not as prevalent here as in the Caribbean, but they do occasionally visit our island once every seven years or so.

When hurricanes strike, their damage to hotels and private dwelling houses is often superficial compared to other places.

One major reason is because by law all buildings must be solidly built out of Bermuda limestone or concrete blocks.

Compare this to coastal areas of the USA where wood, not stone, predominates. While all of Bermuda is coastal - no part of Bermuda is more than 1.

Bermuda often gets electrical outages from gale force winds. This means no power for sometimes hours or days or weeks - and because of the electrical outages no water can be drawn, except manually in buckets if these are available, from underground tanks in local homes.

Their only way to get water for basins, baths, sinks, showers and toilets is by electrical pumps from water tanks from each property. There is no central underground water supply.

Also, telephones can be out for weeks - and cable TV for well over a month, as in September The most recent hurricanes were in Hurricanes affecting Bermuda, the Caribbean islands, North America, etc.

Those lists are reused at different intervals and contain indigenous names, such as the Thai name Prapiroon.

In , male names were added to the list for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico region, known as the Atlantic Basin. The names alternate between males and females and also between English, French and Spanish origin.

The following are the named storms that may form in the North Atlantic in Followed by the Greek alphabet, if needed.

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